The BVA is launching a new CPD series to support members interested in returning to practice after a career break.

Series aims to increase confidence and skills

The BVA is launching a new CPD series to support members interested in returning to practice after a career break.

According to the BVA, around one in five vets who started their careers in clinical practice do not currently work in practice. Having a family, working abroad or taking a sabbatical were just some of the reasons cited by vets for taking a break.

BVA’s recent Voice of the Veterinary Profession survey found that of vets who had left clinical practice, 43 per cent had done so looking for a new challenge and 33 per cent looking a different type of work.

The new CPD series aims to increase confidence and skills, in addition to helping build a support network to ease the transition. The sessions in the ‘Back to Practice’ series will include updates on changes in practice and refresh knowledge in key areas such as ophthalmology, dermatology and veterinary medicines.

The first of these, ‘Return to work with confidence and clarity’, will be held on 20 February 2018 at the BVA offices in central London, and there will be five other sessions in the series.
 
“There are many instances of vets taking a break from practice or changing their speciality. Perhaps it’s because we are such a highly driven profession that there is a general assumption that returning to practice is just something we can take in our stride,” said BVA president John Fishwick.

“BVA’s introduction of the Back to Practice course recognises that returning to clinical work can be difficult to navigate and that vets at any stage of their career may need support at this time.”

For more information, visit https://www.bva.co.uk/professional-development/events/clinical-refresher-courses/return-to-work-with-confidence-and-clarity/?dm_i=3VUQ,C5OS,1ZAL3Z,19LN1,1